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Carole Hardingham is based in Far North Queensland and completed her Bachelor of Arts with Honours at James Cook University in Cairns. She is now developing a history and heritage consultancy business and has a special interest in cemeteries and burial sites, family history and cultural heritage. Her fascination with places of the dead began in the mid-eighties after a trip to the Isle of Dead, Tasmania. It seems natural that this interest would lead to a love of cultural heritage relating to cultures’ treatment of their dead.
Qualifications
2021 Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours. Major: History), James Cook University, Smithfield, Cairns.
Thesis: ‘Assessing Places of the Dead: A Proposed Typology of Cemeteries and Burial Sites’
2014 Bachelor of Arts (English and History), James Cook University, Smithfield, Cairns.
Professional Interests
Family history and genealogical research
Cemeteries, sites of inhumation, and interment monuments, especially in Far North Queensland

Publications and Experience

Publications
2023 'The Ties that Bind: A Visit to Family Cemeteries of the Atherton Area.' Cairns Historical Society Bulletin No. 719, March 2023.
2022 'The Puzzle of Placement – A Survey of the First Generation Cemeteries in the Atherton Area.' Cairns Historical Society Bulletin No. 708, March 2022.
2021 'The Stories that Stones Tell: A Grave Look at the Cemeteries of the Chillagoe Mining Field.' Journal of Australasian Mining History No. 19, October 2021, pp 45-61.
2020 'The Stories that Stones Tell: A Grave Look at the Cemeteries of the Chillagoe Mining Field (Part 2).' Cairns Historical Society Bulletin No. 685, February 2020.
2019 'The Stories that Stones Tell: A Grave Look at the Cemeteries of the Chillagoe Mining Field (Part 1).' Cairns Historical Society Bulletin No. 683, November 2019.

Scholarships and Awards
November 2021 Winner - Best Journal Article in 2021 Journal of Australasian Mining History (for 'The Stories that Stones Tell: A Grave Look at the Cemeteries of the Chillagoe Mining Field", JAMH No. 19, October 2021, pp 45-61)
July 2019 Herberton Mining Museum. Prize for Best Presentation at the Australasian Mining History Conference
April 2015 Academic Medal (Bachelor Coursework), James Cook University
March 2014 Ruth Atkinson Memorial Prize in History, James Cook University
March 2014 W.T. (Bill) Johnston Memorial Prize in History, James Cook University
March 2013 W.T. (Bill) Johnston Memorial Prize in History, James Cook University
April 2011 Jean Farnfield Prize in Australian History, James Cook University
April 2010 Colin Roderick Prize in Children's Literature, James Cook University
April 2010 Ross Smith Prize in English, James Cook University

Professional Memberships
2023 – current Professional Historians Association (Qld); Professional Historians Australia
2013 – current Cairns Historical Society
2013 – current Golden Key International Honour Society

Industry-related Experience
2023 – current Volunteer, Cairns Historical Society
•     Researcher
•     Researching and writing social media entries
•     Researching and writing information for a radio media segment
2009 – 2015 Volunteer Student Mentor, James Cook University
•     Mentoring 1st year James Cook University students, including history students

Professional Skills
Well-developed research skills with a strong capacity to conduct independent research.
Highly proficient in the use of Word and PowerPoint.
A proven capacity to research and present topics that are interesting and informative.

Interests
Visiting and documenting cemeteries and burial sites, family history, bushwalking, sewing and craft

Address
Cairns, Queensland
Skills and expertise of PHAQ member
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